Thursday, March 18, 2010

The Halloween Queens are getting ready to update the Castle Bootique with new art for April and what better way to start than with another giveaway! Click here to flap on over to enter the drawing for a really cool Dracula Bat Ornie that was made by one of the Halloween Queens, Karen Harper. Check back to the Castle April 1st to see who wins this cool giveaway and see all the wonderful new art that will be available for sale!

Sunday, March 14, 2010

I finally have an Easter / Spring piece completed and for sale. I had found this dish and thought that it would look great for an Easter / Spring project because of all the flowers.

I hand sculpted the bunny on the lid out of paper clay and than painted it and the rest of the dish in light colors. Painting all the different colors around the dish took a little longer than I planned but I think it came out okay!

This dish measures 13 inches tall including the lid and 6.5 inches wide.

Monday, March 8, 2010

Getting ready to list these two man eating plants on Ebay and the sooner the better. I don't know if it is just me, but something just doesn't seem right. I had put them in pots until I got around to making another bouquet, but soon I noticed that the pots started cracking. Next thing I know arms and legs are busting out of the pots!! I'm scared that they are going to start coming after me and my family. Actually, I have not seen my dog lately!

Sorry, I'm just having too much fun with these!
The plants are hand sculpted out of paper clay and the leaves are polymer clay. The standing plant measures 12 inches tall and 7.5 inches wide including the arms and the sitting one measures 8 inches tall and 9 inches wide including the arms. The one standing is attached to a wood base. The one sitting is not attached to the rock so it can be sat on a shelf or where ever. The terra cotta pots that they are in measure almost 3 inches tall and 3 inches wide at the top. I put a quarter in the photo below so you can see the size. I was going to use my hand, but I didn't think that was a very good idea since they are looking really hungry!

Friday, March 5, 2010

Thursday I took my 7 year old daughter to the YMCA so she could do the rock wall for the first time. She told me on the way there that she was going to climb to the top and honk the horn. That horn was pretty high up there so I told her just to have fun and don't worry if she doesn't make it to the top. Well it didn't take long and she was up there honking the horn. I guess she is not scared of heights like her mom.

Monday, March 1, 2010

The Halloween Queen's Castle Bootique opened at midnight and I am so excited how it turned out, it looks awesome!! If you have not stopped by, you really need to see it! There are so many wonderful Halloween art pieces!!

"Drink Me" Cat Bottle
I received so many wonderful comments on the first cat bottle that I did, I thought I would go ahead and make another one. I figured it was perfect timing with the Alice In Wonderland movie coming out soon. The bottle measures 7.5 inches tall and 4 inches wide. It is hand sculpted out of paper clay on a glass bottle, then painted and antiqued. This one I added a neck / base to the bottom to give it a little more detail!

Jack O'Lantern Charm Bracelet with Lined Coffin Box
Made with 3 hand sculpted polymer clay Jack O'Lantern charms and glass beads on a gold chain. Measures 7 inches long but can be resized if needed. The coffin box is lined with a black corduroy fabric on the bottom. The outside has been distrest and painted to look like an old creepy coffin. Coffin measures 6 x 2 x 3 inches.

Vintage Style Jack O'Lantern Star Ornie
It measures 4.5 inches tall and 4.5 wide (including the metal hanger it measures 8 inches long). The star is made out paper clay then painted, crackled and antiqued. The leaves are made out of polymer clay.